Handle protector



Jan. 29 1924.

J. E. JANES HANDLE PROTECTOR Filed July 27 1923 Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

,l UNITED ESTATES. lrniizisrr oFFicE.

JOHN ELMER JANns, or iNimsraY, ILLINOIS.`

HANDLE PROTECTOR.

Application filed July 27, 1923. Serial No. 654,135.

` The object of the inventioniis to provide a simple andeiiicientdevice which may be quickly and easily applied to a coffee percolator equipped with a wooden handle such as isfordinarily used with utensils ofV this character to' protect the handle against burningduring thelpercolating operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the ldescription proceeds, the invention resides in the com-v bination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the vinvention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation of one form of protector constructed in accordance with this invention shown applied, the percolator in connection with which it is used being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the protector shown in Fig. l detached;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig 4 is a detail perspective view of ay y scorching the handle which frequently oc curs with utensils of this character.

portion of another form of protector;

another form;

Fig.6 is a detail sectional view showing the connection of the percolator handle with t'he percolator and the form of protector illustrated in Fig. 5 shown ap lied; and

Fig. 7 is a rear elevation o a portion of another form of protector. v

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. lto 3 a portion of the percolator is shown at 1 having the usual wooden handle 2 connected at its upper and lower ends by laterally extending wooden arms as 3 by means of screws as 4 which extend trans- Fig. 5 is a similar view showing still versely through the ends of the handlel 2 and longitudinally through the arms as 3 and are engaged'with sockets 5 carried by the percolatorbody; i

rIhe protector 10 constituting this invention in the form shown in Figs." 1 to 3 is constructed of sheet metal of any suitable kind preferably ofaluminum, which sheet is slit transversely at 11v along the side edges thereof and said edges bent to form pairs of flanges 12 and 13;.the iianges V12 beingk bent inwardly and those l'outwardly for a purpose'presently to be described. f

One end' of the plate is bent at right anglesto provide an attachingv arm or plate 14 which has a reduced extension l5 atits free end provided" with shoulders 16 at its base. This extension or tongue 15. is designed to be inserted between the socket 5 and theinner end of arm?)` as shown clearly in Figi andthe tongue 15 is aper-y Wardly and straddle the lower end of handle 2.

A stiii'ening rib 18 extends longitudinally of the percolator body and arm as shown clearly in Fig. 2 and is preferably formed by striking up the material from which the protector is constructed,

It will thus be seenthat the use of this protector will prevent the flames from This device may be very cheaply constructed and easily applied, it being necessary only to withdraw the screw 4 and slip the tongue 15 in between they socket 5 and the percolator body and screw home the screwl through the aperture 17 in the tongue 15.v

In the form shown in Fig. 4 the protector 10a is similar to that shown at 10 in Figs.

1 to 3 except that the arm 14a has no shoulders at its juncture with the tongue 15a which latter is equipped with any open slot 19 forming furcations 2O and 2l which are designed to straddle the screw 4 between the socket 5 and the body of the percolator sot-hat it Will not be necessary to disengage the screw Y from the poti it kbeing unscrewed only a dis-V tance-sufiicient to permit the tongue tot slip betvveen the socket 5 and the percolator body. In the form shown inFig. 5 the protector 1Gb is the same as'thatehown'in Fig. Y4 eX- cept that the slot 19a is closed instead of open permitting the adjustment of the protector relatively to the handle but necessitating separation of the screw 4 from the precolator to permit the tongue b to be properly located. Y Y

The slots 19 and 19,a provide for the ladj ustment of the protector to adapty it for'use with handles of different, sizes. Y f

In theform` shown in ,Fig 7 the tongue 15 isfsimilar to that shown in. Fig. 5 eX- cept' that the slot=19b opens through one side Wall of the tongue as shown at V22 and which greatly facilitates the application and rei moval of the protector permitting the tongue tobe slipped sidewiserinto engagement with screw 4. By providing the opening 22 at` one side vof the slot 19"b there is no danger of the Y protector dropping off should the screw 4 j loosen,` asitfrequently does.

VVarious changes inthe form, shape, pro-Y Y portionvvand other minor; detailsV of` con'- Vstruction may be; made withoutdeparting from they principle or sacrificing any ofthe i 'f advantages ofthe claimed invention'.

2. A protector of the class described comprising 4a plate having a right angular extension atV one end to form an attaching ele 1nent said plateand element lhaving a stiff# ening rib, the side edges of said plate being slit transversely-and bentfto form-flanges extending in Vopposite directions,onepair of said flangespbeing designed to engage the percolator and the :other to straddle its handle. l Y .v

8.V Aprotector of the class describedy comprising a plate having an angular extension at one end to form anl attaching. tongue7 the 'side'edgesof'said plate being slit Ytransoversely and the front portions bent in one direction andthe rear portionsfin.A the opposite direction providing means forengaginv the percolator and s'traddling its handle.

in' testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own7 I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence ofV tWo Witnesses. Y'

JOHN ELMER'JANES. Witnesses: y y Y Y Y HARRISON 'BRANDoN, Gao. R. CLARKE.

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